DAVAO CITY — City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio wants the Department of Education to immediately close 11 Salugpungan schools here saying the schools clearly failed to give justice to the sacrifices and dreams of the lumad students. While Duterte-Carpio wanted it closed, First District Councilor Pamela Librado-Morata wants the schools re-opened, as she urged Vice Mayor […]
Ata-Manobos want salugpungan schools out
Teachers in Davao Norte get threat of ‘tribal war’
DAVAO CITY–The mayor in the Davao del Norte town of Talaingod said he requested the Department of Education (DepEd) to temporarily halt the deployment of teachers in the town after receiving a “pangayaw” or tribal war threat. Mayor Jonnie Libayao said Monday he received the threat through a text message on Saturday, the same day […]
Ata-Manobos want salugpungan schools out
DAVAO CITY — With thirst for education, members of Ata-Manobo communities in Talaingod, Davao del Norte once welcomed schools known in their communities as “salugpungan”. But they soon found out that what they thought was a blessing, brought them a curse. Now, they are shouting for such schools to be closed. Spokesperson of Talaingod Tribal […]